"A cloudburst is an extreme amount of precipitation, sometimes with hail and thunder, which normally lasts no longer than a few minutes but is capable of creating flood conditions. Colloquially, the term cloudburst may be used to describe any sudden heavy, brief, and usually unforecast rainfall."

Although it wasn't executed well visually (did they forget to turn on the fans to make her cape billow in the wind while she was suspended in mid-air? ), all Storm did was create a tornado--but out of water. Just as winds are pulled together into a vortex in one collected, focused place, Storm summoned the precipitation in the air (she likely increased amounts from the water surrounding Alcatraz) and psionically focused it on that crowd of mutants. Once the water hit the ground, she simitaneously created a wall of wind to drive it forward, thereby bulldozing and overwhelming the crowds. Basically, they were hit above AND from the front with the elements in a rapid, unexpected fashion as the cloudburst definition explains.

And of course, the Lightning Strikez part is easy.

Thats what I assumed she did, its just if the wave wasnt so fake looking.

I'm thinking it's something to do with her past. Storm is the only character we know nothing about before X1. Everyone else has either appeared in flashbacks (Jean in X3), spin-off's (Cyclops in Origins) or had their backstory fleshed out in First Class.

I'm thinking it's something to do with her past. Storm is the only character we know nothing about before X1. Everyone else has either appeared in flashbacks (Jean in X3), spin-off's (Cyclops in Origins) or had their backstory fleshed out in First Class.

Storm was in Wolverine: Origins

In novelization of the first X-men movie were scenes with young Storm. She was bullied by children and her powers manifested, her hair turned white and she created snow and ice storm, and attacked children. As i remember Xavier found her at that moment

In novelization of the first X-men movie were scenes with young Storm. She was bullied by children and her powers manifested, her hair turned white and she created snow and ice storm, and attacked children. As i remember Xavier found her at that moment

Were did you get this from, Ive never heard of these about Storm, her hair turned white??

Maybe in the future she has left the X-Men and is an African weather goddess.

Thats not much of a revelation though,it would just be what she was doing in the years following the XMen. But if she finds out that she is a weather goddess and the history of the priestesses with the white hair and blue eyes thing that would be awesome.